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Resources

Fingerspellathon (KS1/2)

 An opportunity to try different teaching methods – the National Deaf Children’s Society invites you to sign up to Fingerspellathon 2011 for a fun way to tackle spelling and learn about signing.

• Get a resource pack from www.ndcs.org.uk/fingerspell.

Global water (KS3/4)

 Oxfam Water Week is a cross-curricular teaching resource on global issues.

• For a Water Week 2012 resource pack, visit: www.oxfam.org.uk/waterweek.

Young first-aiders (KS1/2)

Get a free first aid teaching resource from the Red Cross.

• Available from www.redcross.org.uk/ teachchildrenfirstaid.

Women’s history (KS3/4)

 Submit lesson plans, ideas, activities or worksheets for publication – and find history teaching resources – on the Women’s History Month website.

• For information visit http://womenshistorymonth.org.uk

Not thin on fun! (KS1/2)

 The British Heart Foundation’s new party pack aims to replace standard party fare. It provides 600 calories, 4.8g saturated fat and 1.3g salt against the usual 1,100 calories, 23.3g saturates and 3.5g salt. 17 recipe ideas, 15 games, stickers and more.

• Available for £6.99 + p&p from www.bhf.org.uk/partypacks.

Be upstaged! (KS3/4)

 Upstage productions is available to run in-school musical theatre courses during the October half-term.

• Call Thomas Kett on 0797 430 7579.

Appeals

Needed! Lab equipment

Many overseas schools have no apparatus for teaching science. If you have anything useful that you don’t need, donate it to LabAid via Alan Welch MBE at the LabAid Trust.

• labaidtrust@labaid.org  www.labaid.org

Recycle your old IT equipment 

 Computers 4 Africa collects redundant computers and any other working IT equipment, data wipes them and ships them to schools and community projects across Africa.

• Call 03000 112233. www.computers4africa.org.uk

Events

Jubilee time capsule (All KSs)

 To mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee in 2012, the Royal Commonwealth Society is building the world’s largest online history project – a global time capsule. There are great prizes to be won and lesson plans to help.

• Visit www.jubileetimecapsule.org to sign your school up and find details of how you can get involved.

• Visit www.jubileetimecapsule.org/ info/groups for lesson plans.

• To register as an RCS Super School, email jubilee@thercs.org or call 020 7766 9204.

Make a difference (KS3/4)

 Every year hundreds of schools inspire their students to improve their wider community by taking part in volunteering charity CSV’s Make a Difference day, Saturday 29 October. This year the campaign focuses on helping people who are lonely or isolated. Events can be run from 22 October to 6 November.

• For details and free materials visit www.csv.org.uk/difference.